title: [The treatment of chronic viral hepatitis with recombinant alpha-2 interferon: meta analysis and clinical contribution].
abstract: The Authors have developed a work of meta-analysis on the employment of IFN in the virus-correlated chronic hepatitis. They have examined World literature on: virus causing chronic hepatitis, type and duration of the treatment, criteria in the choice of the observed patients, clinical effects, effects on the virus, effects on the isto-pathologic situation. Have been considered the useful actions at the end of the treatment and in the follow-ups, so to evaluate the permanence of favourable effects. Have been also reminded the main collateral effects, even about frequency and intensity, as the various Authors relate. There are quite clear data indicating: efficacy in B-correlated chronic hepatitis greater than in C-correlated ones, greater efficacy in the treatments with Interferon with duration of more then 6 months in chronic hepatitis C. Doses greater than those generally employed appear not to give better results. The Authors moreover show the results of a clinical survey they made on patients with chronic hepatitis HBsAg+/HBeAg+ (treated with IFN-alpha 2r 5 MU t.i.w. for six months) and chronic hepatitis anti-HCV+ (treated with IFN-alpha 2r 3 MU t.i.w. for six months). The results confirm the efficacy of IFN in B-correlated chronic hepatitis (50% of sustained response) and its scarce efficacy in C-correlated chronic hepatitis for treatment shorter than 12 months (9.1% of sustained response).
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Idrologia Medica, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raffa
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Albiani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Allegritti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fontana
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Loria
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Manzi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sottili
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grassi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D008875:Middle Aged; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
chemical_list: D007370:Interferon Type I; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
vernacular_title: La terapia delle epatiti virali croniche con interferone alpha 2-ricombinante: metanalisi e contributo clinico.